Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses 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. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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