Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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