Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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