Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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