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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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