Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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