Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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