Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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