Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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