Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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