Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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