Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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