Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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