Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major 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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