Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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