Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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