Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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