Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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