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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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