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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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