Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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