Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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