Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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