Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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