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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the 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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