Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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