Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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