Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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