Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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