Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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