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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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