Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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