Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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