Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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