Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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