Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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