Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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