Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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