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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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