Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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