Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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