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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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