Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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