Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the 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 describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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