Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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