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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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