Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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