Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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