Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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