Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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