Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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