Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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