Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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