Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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