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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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