Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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