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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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