Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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