Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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