Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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