Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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