Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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