Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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