Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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