Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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