Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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