Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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