Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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