Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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