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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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