Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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