Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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