Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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