Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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