Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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