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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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