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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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