Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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