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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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