Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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