Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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