Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores 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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