Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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