Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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