Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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