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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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