Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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