Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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