Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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