Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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