Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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