Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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