Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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