Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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