Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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