Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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