Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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