Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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