Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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