Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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