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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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