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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches 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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