Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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