Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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