Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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