Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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