Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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