Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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