Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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