Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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