Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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