Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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