Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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