Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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