Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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