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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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