Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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