Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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