Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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