Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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