Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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