Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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