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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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