Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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