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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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