Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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