Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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