Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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