Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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