Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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