Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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