Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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