Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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