Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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