Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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