Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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