Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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