Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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