Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies 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 we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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