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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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