Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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