Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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