Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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