Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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