Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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