Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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