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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like low 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 digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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