Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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