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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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