Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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