Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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