Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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