Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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