Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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