Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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