Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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