Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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