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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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