Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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