Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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