Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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