Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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