Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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