Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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