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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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