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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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