Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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