Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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