Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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