Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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