Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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