Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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