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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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