Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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