Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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