Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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