Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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