Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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