Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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