Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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