Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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