Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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