Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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