Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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