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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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