Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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