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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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