Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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