Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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