Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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