Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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