Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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