Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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