Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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