Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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