Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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