Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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