Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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