Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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