Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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