Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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