Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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