Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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