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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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