Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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