Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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