Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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