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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers 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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