Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major 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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