Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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