Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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