Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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