Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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