Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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