Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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