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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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