Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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