Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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