Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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