Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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