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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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