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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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