Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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