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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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