Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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