Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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