Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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