Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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