Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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