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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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