Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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