Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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