Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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