Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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