Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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