Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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