Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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