Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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