Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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