Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines 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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