Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive 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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