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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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