Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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