Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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