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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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