Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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