Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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