Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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