Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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