Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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