Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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