Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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