Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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