Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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