Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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