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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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