Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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