Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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