Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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