Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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