Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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