Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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