Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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