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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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