Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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