Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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