Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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