Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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