Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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