Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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