Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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