Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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