Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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