Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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