Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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