Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies 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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