Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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