Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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