Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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