Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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