Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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