Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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