Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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