Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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