Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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