Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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