Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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