Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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