Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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