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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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