Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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