Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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