Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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