Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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