Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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