Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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