Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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