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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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