Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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