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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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