Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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