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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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