Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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