Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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