Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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