Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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