Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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