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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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