Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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