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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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