Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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