Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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