Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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