Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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