Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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