Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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