Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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