Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important 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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