Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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