Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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