Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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