Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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