Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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