Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not 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 several topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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