Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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