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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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