Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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