Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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