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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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