Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important 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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