Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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