Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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