Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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