Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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