Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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