Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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