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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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