Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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