Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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