Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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