Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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