Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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