Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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