Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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