Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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