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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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