Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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