Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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