Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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