Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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