Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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