Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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