Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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