Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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