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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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