Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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