Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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