Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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