Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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