Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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