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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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