Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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