Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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