Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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