Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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