Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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