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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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