Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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