Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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