Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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