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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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