Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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