Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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