Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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