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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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