Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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