Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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