Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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