Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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