Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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