Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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