Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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