Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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