Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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