Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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