Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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