Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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