Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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