Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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