Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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