Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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