Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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