Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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