Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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