Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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