Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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