Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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