Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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