Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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