Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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