Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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