Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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