Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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