Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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