Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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