Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers 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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