Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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