Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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