Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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