Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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