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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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