Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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