Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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