Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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