Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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