Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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