Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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