Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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