Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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