Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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