Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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