Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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