Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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