Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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