Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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