Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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