Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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