Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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