Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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