Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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