Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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