Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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