Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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