Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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