Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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