Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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