Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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