Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with 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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