Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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