Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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