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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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