Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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