Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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