Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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