Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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