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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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