Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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