Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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