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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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