Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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