Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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