Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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