Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world 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. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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