Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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