Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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