Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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