Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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