Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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