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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with 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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