Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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