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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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