Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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