Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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