Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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