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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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