Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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