Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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