Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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