Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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