Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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