Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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