Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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