Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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