Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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