Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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