Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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