Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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