Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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