Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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