Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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