Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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