Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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