Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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