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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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