Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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