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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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