Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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