Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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