Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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