Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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