Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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