Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education