Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major 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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