Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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