Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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