Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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