Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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