Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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