Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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