Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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