Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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