Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the 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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