Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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