Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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