Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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