Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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