Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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