Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes 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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