Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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