Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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