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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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