Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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